Bow Island Emergency Services

06/19/2026

Fire practice this week was more heavy extrication training. BIFD firefighters worked on stabilizing and lifting with an emphasis on preventing side shift during the lift.
Great work everyone!

06/15/2026

06/11/2026

Monday night's practice was spent out in our training compound working on heavy extrication training. Members worked on an underride scenario with a vehicle under a school bus. It was a great training night of stabilization and lifting!

06/03/2026

Get ready for some golf fun! ⛳️ BIFD is hosting a first responder tournament on June 19th. Gather your friends and join us for a great evening at Bow Island Jubilee Golf Club! 🏌️‍♂️🥳

05/29/2026

Training for this week was focused on Medical First Response. Our members reviewed protocols and procedures for treating heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The evening was finished off with High Performance CPR.
Great work, everyone!

05/26/2026

At 2:25PM, BIFD was dispatched to a two vehicle collision in Bow Island in Hwy #3. Rescue 1, Engine 1, and Command 1 responded. Once on scene our firefighters provided scene stabilization and traffic control. One patient was transported to hospital with minor injuries.
As of 4:00PM, all units were back in service.

05/07/2026

Relay pumping is a tactic used when there is a long distance between the nearest fire hydrant and the fire scene. For training this week, our firefighters set up a relay pumping scenario and worked on the coordination and techniques to flow water over long distances.

04/30/2026

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Danielle’s family as well as to her fire/ems family. Rest easy Dani, we will take it from here.

Danielle "Dani" Klok, 30
Alberta Health Services, Fort MacLeod, Alberta
End of Watch: April 26th, 2026

Rest easy sister,
DanSun

04/29/2026

Monday night's practice was a good refresher of some fundamental fire fighting skills. Our members spent the evening forcing doors, tying knots and hoisting tools, and throwing ground ladders.
Great work everyone!